HC Deb 29 October 1990 vol 178 cc400-1W
Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research is being carried out into chronic arachnoiditis; whether he has considered making it a notifiable condition; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Dorrell

The main agency through which the Government support biomedical and clinical research in the United Kingdom is the Medical Research Council (M RC) which receives its grant in aid from the Department of Education and Science. The Medical Research Council is not currently supporting any research specifically into chronic arachnoiditis. The Department has not considered making chronic arachnoiditis a notifiable condition.

Number of abortions over 12 weeks gestation performed on women resident in the South East Thames Regional Health Authority 1985
Place of usual residence Age of woman
Under 20 20–24 25–34 Over 34 Total
South East Thames Regional Health Authority 562 582 386 118 1,648
Brighton District Health Authority 46 46 38 9 139
Eastbourne District Health Authority 26 27 17 12 82
Hastings District Health Authority 26 13 13 2 54
South East Kent District Health Authority 43 32 30 14 119
Canterbury and Thanet District Health Authority 34 31 23 9 97
Dartford and Gravesham District Health Authority 32 16 11 5 64
Maidstone District Health Authority 17 13 8 4 42
Medway District Health Authority 40 33 26 4 103
Tunbridge Wells District Health Authority 28 24 18 5 75
Bexley District Health Authority 31 30 9 3 73
Greenwich District Health Authority 40 31 28 8 107
Bromley District Health Authority 41 26 26 11 104
West Lambeth District Health Authority 43 55 31 9 138
Camberwell District Health Authority 62 126 74 12 274
Lewisham and North Southwark District Health Authority 53 79 34 11 177

Number of abortions over 12 weeks gestation performed on women resident in the South East Thames Regional Health Authority 1986
Place of usual residence Age of woman
Under 20 20–24 25–34 Over 34 Total
South East Thames Regional Health Authority 556 681 416 117 1,770
Brighton District Health Authority 43 55 28 9 135
Eastbourne District Health Authority 26 13 12 5 56
Hastings District Health Authority 24 24 10 6 64
South East Kent District Health Authority 32 33 26 11 102
Canterbury and Thanet District Health Authority 45 29 23 11 108
Dartford and Gravesham District Health Authority 27 17 13 1 58
Maidstone District Health Authority 12 12 10 5 39
Medway District Health Authority 40 41 13 10 104
Tunbridge Wells District Health Authority 14 13 13 4 44
Bexley District Health Authority 13 28 20 5 66
Greenwich District Health Authority 40 43 32 12 127
Bromley District Health Authority 32 39 27 5 103
West Lambeth District Health Authority 48 83 44 8 183
Camberwell District Health Authority 83 147 74 12 316
Lewisham and North Southwark District Health Authority 77 104 71 13 265

Number of abortions over 12 weeks gestation performed on women resident in the South East Thames Regional Health Authority 1987
Place of usual residence Age of woman
Under 20 20–24 25–34 Over 34 Total
South East Thames Regional Health Authority 601 722 542 117 1,982
Brighton District Health Authority 54 67 39 7 167
Eastbourne District Health Authority 20 19 16 9 64
Hastings District Health Authority 25 17 16 5 63
South East Kent District Health Authority 34 30 24 5 93
Canterbury and Thanet District Health Authority 44 44 27 12 127
Dartford and Gravesham District Health Authority 37 18 17 3 75
Maidstone District Health Authority 16 12 10 7 45
Medway District Health Authority 47 40 30 9 126
Tunbridge Wells District Health Authority 25 22 15 1 63
Bexley District Health Authority 37 27 15 5 84
Greenwich District Health Authority 40 56 49 9 154
Bromley District Health Authority 26 35 17 5 83
West Lambeth District Health Authority 58 80 74 11 223

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